145511736
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Z00L00K writes:
When I moved to a new house about two years ago, I was disappointed to learn that there were no options for fiber-based internet in the area so I would have to take the step down to cable based internet. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised in September of 2020 that AT&T Fiber had added support of my area.
First try in September 2020
I ordered it as quickly as I discovered it, even though I was a bit hesitant about having people in my house as COVID cases were on the rise (I have a person in my household who is in a risk group). The person on the phone with AT&T assured me that all AT&T personnel involved with the install would be wearing a mask though, so I proceeded regardless.
The day of the appointment I was excited and had cleared my schedule. The first person to show up was not the technician, but just a salesperson that wanted to make sure I didn't have any trouble creating my AT&T account (Which I had already set up days before as per the instructions in the AT&T communication). This person also assured me that they get in trouble with AT&T if they do not wear a mask which felt reassuring to me.
About an hour later, still during the appointment window the installation technician showed up (Still within the assigned service window). We tried to figure out where the AT&T connection at my house was and eventually found it. Unfortunately, there was no fiber pulled to my house and it needed to be pulled around 100 feet from a neighbor's access point. He tried snaking the existing conduit but failed. He needed to call in a specialist that both had better snaking equipment and if that failed, they might have to do some digging to fix the conduit.
144987224
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Z00L00K writes:
It's time to speak out for your right to repair
U.S. PIRG, Repair.org and iFixit are calling on the FTC to take real action to protect your right to repair. Add your voice and tell the FTC that it’s time to act.
We’re asking the FTC to:
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Enforce the law against companies who use illegal tying arrangements to force consumers to purchase connected repair services.
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Enforce the law against companies who violate the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act by voiding warranties when a consumer fixes something themselves or uses third-party parts or repair services.
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Enforce the law against companies who refuse to sell replacement parts, diagnostic and repair tools, or service information to independent repair providers.
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Publish new guidance on unfair, deceptive, and abusive terms in end user license agreements (EULAs) that: restrict independent or self repair; restrict access to parts and software; prohibit the transfer of user licenses; that and that purport to void warranties for independent or self repair.
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Issue new rules prohibiting exclusivity arrangements with suppliers, customers, and repair providers that exclude independent repair providers and suppress competition in the market for repair services.
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Issue new rules prohibiting companies from deceiving customers by selling products which cannot be repaired without destroying the device or cannot be repaired outside of the company’s own service network, without disclosing that fact at the point of sale.
143751822
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Z00L00K writes:
The annual Golden Raspberry Awards, given to the yearâ(TM)s least best movies, unveiled their nominations Friday, with the Robert Downey Jr remake Dolittle, Siaâ(TM)s Music, Mr Pillow Mike Lindellâ(TM)s stolen-election documentary Absolute Proof and Rudy Giulianiâ(TM)s cameo in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm the most panned by the group.
134433005
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Z00L00K writes:
The recent update of Firefox for Android has a number of changes to the user interface and a general "dumbing down" of the settings as well causing it to now generally gets ratings of 1 and 2 stars.
A number of add-ons are also no longer working or have been removed/disabled.
One of the comments:I used to love firefox, but this update ruined it all for me. The ui is unnecessarily confusing, support for a lot of extensions has been dropped, and the whole round edges thing that is on every border looks really bad. You shouldnt have fixed what wasnt broken. There isnt even an option to use the old UI. I never thought i would say this, but im using another browser from now on.
131973860
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Z00L00K writes:
The site known in amateur radio for access to a plethora of SDR (Software Defined Radio) sites sdr.hu has now closed down.
The SDR sites that exists all over the world are for listening in to primarily shortwave radio.
From the site:I'd like to say a big thanks to everyone who joined my journey with this project!
I hope you had a good time listening on the site, and learnt some things about SDR. The purpose of this site was to provide a technological demonstration for amateur radio operators about Software Defined Radio, and I hope this goal has been reached. As this website was a one-person hobby project, with my tasks and responsibilities growing, and my focus moving to other projects at which I hope to make a greater positive impact, I'm unable to further develop SDR.hu and protect it from abuse.
Furthermore, I think this site has some good alternatives now. Nevertheless, in my opinion amateur radio receivers should be shared with strict access control in the future.
If you have more questions, feel free to consult the FAQ.
73!
Andras, HA7ILM
122093864
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Z00L00K writes:
The Swedish Nuclear Plant Ringhals 2 was shut down today, December 30 after 44 years of service.Link to Original Source
116173700
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Z00L00K writes:
The Blancolirio channel that primarily presents aircraft related stuff and comes with great insights regarding the 737Max story got demonetized due to "Sad Content" according to this posted video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
113246336
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Z00L00K writes:
From Google Translated article:The visually impaired national association requires that the new warning sounds on silent cars be compulsory up to 40 kilometers per hour. — Sound is the only way a visually impaired person can know if a car is coming when you cross a road or street, says Vice Chairman Niklas Mattsson to Blekinge Läns Tidning.
Link to Original Source
113237134
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Z00L00K writes:
After a Kafkaesque legal battle, disputed documents from Kafka's closet confidant, Max Brod, are now part of the Israel National Library's collection. Defying Kafka's dying wish, Brod turned him into a famous writer.
106786056
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Z00L00K writes:
The Supreme Court struck an extraordinary blow for criminal justice reform on Wednesday, placing real limitations on policing for profit across the country. Its unanimous decision for the first time prohibits all 50 states from imposing excessive fines, including the seizure of property, on people accused or convicted of a crime. Rarely does the court hand down a ruling of such constitutional magnitudeâ"and seldom do all nine justices agree to restrict the power that police and prosecutors exert over individuals. The landmark decision represents a broad agreement on the Supreme Court that law enforcementâ(TM)s legalized theft has gone too far.
106758952
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Z00L00K writes:
For nearly two decades at the Grand Canyon, tourists, employees, and children on tours passed by three paint buckets stored in the National Park's museum collection building, unaware that they were being exposed to radiation.
Although federal officials learned last year that the 5-gallon containers were brimming with uranium ore, then removed the radioactive specimens, the park's safety director alleges nothing was done to warn park workers or the public that they might have been exposed to unsafe levels of radiation.Link to Original Source
106428766
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Z00L00K writes:
Tomi Masters was a 23-year-old from Indiana who moved to California with dreams of making it big in the cannabis business. Then she met a hacker who introduced her to a dark new world of digital manipulation, suspicion, paranoia, and fear â" one that swallowed her alive and left her floating in a river in the Philippines.
98885987
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Z00L00K writes:
YouTube prohibits certain kinds of content featuring firearms. Specifically, we don’t allow content that:
Intends to sell firearms or certain firearms accessories through direct sales (e.g., private sales by individuals) or links to sites that sell these items. These accessories include but may not be limited to accessories that enable a firearm to simulate automatic fire or convert a firearm to automatic fire (e.g., bump stocks, gatling triggers, drop-in auto sears, conversion kits), and high capacity magazines (i.e., magazines or belts carrying more than 30 rounds).
Provides instructions on manufacturing a firearm, ammunition, high capacity magazine, homemade silencers/suppressors, or certain firearms accessories such as those listed above. This also includes instructions on how to convert a firearm to automatic or simulated automatic firing capabilities.
Shows users how to install the above-mentioned accessories or modifications.
91369121
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Z00L00K writes:
When I first encountered Jorge Luis Borges’s “The House of Asterion,” a short story whose narrator runs with madness through an endless labyrinth, a remote feeling of déjà vu eased into one of bizarre, welcome recognition. The house’s infinite doors, its emptiness, the dizzy futility—Borges seemed to be describing a popular screen saver from the nineties. Surely you know the one, the Windows maze, that redbrick warren of untold pivots summoned by the computer monitor when no one was around.
90638617
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Z00L00K writes:
This story came out a while ago, but didn't seem to surface:A novel rechargeable battery developed at MIT could one day play a critical role in the massive expansion of solar generation needed to mitigate climate change by midcentury. Designed to store energy on the electric grid, the high-capacity battery consists of molten metals that naturally separate to form two electrodes in layers on either side of the molten salt electrolyte between them. Tests with cells made of low-cost, Earth-abundant materials confirm that the liquid battery operates efficiently without losing significant capacity or mechanically degrading — common problems in today’s batteries with solid electrodes. The MIT researchers have already demonstrated a simple, low-cost process for manufacturing prototypes of their battery, and future plans call for field tests on small-scale power grids that include intermittent generating sources such as solar and wind.
